Coridromius

Fauna Portal Genus Number: 306

(after Tatarnic & Cassis 2008): Coridromius is recognized by the following character states: body compact and stout; small, with most species between 2–3 mm in length; short and broad head with substylate eyes; hemelytra sharply deflected at cuneal fracture; greatly enlarged metafemora, frequently marked with dark brown diagonal banding; femora with recessed bothria; aedeagus simple, membranous, without sclerotizations; left paramere larger than right and generally scythe-shaped, with gutter running from base to apex, coupled with aedeagus to form piercing intromittent organ; right paramere smaller than left, triangulate to club-shaped, sometimes with short and rounded or long and sharp apical process; female genitalia reduced, with the posterior wall entirely membranous; female paragenitalia sometimes present. Coridromius is readily distinguished from all other Halticini (and all other Miridae) by its unique male genitalia.

A key to the species of Coridromius can be found in Tatarnic & Cassis (2008).